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CDUS42 KGSP 200647
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
245 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    235 PM  95    1962  80      1       84       
  MINIMUM         59    435 AM  41    1976  59      0       64       
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1886   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.21  -0.41     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.07                      9.55   0.52     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.68                     17.10  -2.42     9.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       5.2   -4.4     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        33     20       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    739                       613    126      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3091                      3158    -67     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        69    -23      106       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                       116    -61      156       
  SINCE JAN 1     57                       117    -60      157       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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